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20 Cards in this Set
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What is the word used for “birth” in the Hatchery and Conditioning Center?
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Decanting
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What is the name of the process that produces 96 identical eggs from one single egg in the Hatchery?
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Bokanovsky’s Process
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What happens when the infants in the Nursery begin to play with the books and flowers?
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Loud alarm bells ring
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Why is the young boy at the beginning of Chapter 3 being taken to the psychologist?
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For refusing to engage in erotic play
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What motto is displayed above the front entrance to the Hatchery and Conditioning Center?
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Community, Identity, Stability
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What title is used to refer to Mustapha Mond, the World Controller?
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His Fordship
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Why is Lenina being lectured by Fanny in the changing room?
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For not going out on dates with enough different men
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What does Bernard suppose that Lenina thinks about herself?
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That she is a commodity, such as a piece of meat
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During Bernard’s first conversation with Helmholtz, Bernard interrupts his friend and goes to the door. Why?
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Because Bernard is suspicious that someone is listening in on them
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When Bernard describes his meeting with the D.H.C. to Helmholtz, Helmholtz’s reaction is one of:
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Embarrassment at Bernard’s boasting
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In Malpais, Lenina realizes that she has forgotten something back at the rest-house. What is it?
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Her soma
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In Malpais, Bernard and Lenina witness an Indian ritual. What is the focal point of this ritual?
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A young man being whipped
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What is the one thing about the Indian ceremony that reminds Lenina of her own culture?
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The hypnotic drum-beats of the music
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Why does Bernard decide to bring John and Linda back with him from the Reservation?
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So he can use them to gain power over the D.H.C.
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What does John do after his date to the “feelies” with Lenina?
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He leaves her on the roof of her building and goes home alone
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Why is John arrested and brought before Mustapha Mond?
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For throwing a group of Delta soma rations out a window
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How does Mustapha Mond speak to Bernard, Helmholtz and John when they are brought to him?
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He is polite and willing to debate with them
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What is Helmholtz’s reaction to his punishment?
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A calm resignation and curiosity
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What does John tell Bernard and Helmholtz that he has been poisoned with?
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Civilization
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What does John’s angry action of whipping Lenina in the final scene lead to?
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A sex orgy
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